LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1875, 10 September 1918, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Returning Draft No. 175, due to arrive shortly, comprises a total of 554 officers and men.

Accounts amounting to £574 11s !()<!, were passed for payment at last night’s Council meeting.

Leonard M’Klwain, a single man, 37 years of age, dropped dead while working in a gravel pit about two miles from Martiriburough, on Saturday.

Anyone who has over led a drunken man home will understand the latest heroism in President Wilson’s declaration that he intends to stand by Russia.

Thomas Clement Brady, aged eleven years, died from haemmorrJmge of the brain, caused by an injury received during a football match, at Auckland on Saturday.

There were present at the monthly meeting of the Borough Council held last night:—The Mayor (Mr -1. (Jbrystall) and Crs Coley, Hannah, Hurley, Henderson, M ('Murray, Walker, Bryant and Thompson. A Dane named William Killstia, aged (it), was found dead at Dannevirke on Saturday, banging from a nail in the bad: of bis bedroom door, at the Wharf Hotel, where be bad been engaged as porter. So far as is known, deceased had no relatives in New Zealand.

At. Glirislclmri'h yesterday, -James Smith Walker and Frank Robinson, two reservists found guilty by court-martial of refusing to parade for medical examination, were sentenced to twelve and eleven months’ imprisonment respectively. Noel Goldsbnry was also found guilty. A shocking tragedy occurred at Manly, Sydney, on Saturday. Airs Lynch attacked her two sons, aged 7 and 21, and split: their heads with an axe, and then took poison. All three were admitted to the hospital. The youngest hoy has succumbed. An unpleasant experience befell Mr W. 11. Cowley and family at his residence, Carrington Street, yesterday afternoon, says last night’s Post. While having afternoon tea, they heard a report as of a rillc, and on going outside Air Cowley found that a bullet bad penetrated the outer wall and the top of the window sash, making a big jagged bote. The bullet, which was from a .303 rillc, was subsequently found in the diningroom floor. The matter has been reported to the police. It does not appear to be generally known that when a woman marries she takes the nationality of her busband, and, therefore, a woman of British birth who marries an alien is required to register as an alien under the Act of last year. A defendant who was charged in the New Plymouth Alagistrate’s Court with failing to register in these circumstances pleaded ignorance of the law, and said she had supposed that, being born Irish, she would continue to be Irish no matter what happened. Her husband was a Norwegian, and therefore an alien, “A ‘friendly’ alien,” His Worship said he supposed he would be called, as distinguished from an “enemy” alien. Insist on getting genuine NAZOL —it’s worth while. No cold is Na-zoJ-proof—and no cough or cold remedy is so money-saving as genuine NAZOL.

Several reports re last night's Borough Council meeting are erowded out of this issue.

A severe frost was experienced yesterday morning, and another this morning. The nights have been very nippy.

Flood waters were over the Shan-non-Foxton road on Sunday, and at Kimgiotu. The Hood waters are now subsiding.

The sendees at the loeal Presbyterian Church on Sunday were conducted by the liev. Mr Miller, of Feilding, who read the Presbytery’s finding on the recent visitation to the charge.

To-morrow afternoon, commencing at 1.30 o’clock, the Empire Auctioneering Company will hold a sale of timber’, etc., on behalf of Messrs Stiles and Matheson, Ltd. Particulars are advertised.

M. Clemenceau’s paper, Lhomme Libre, 'writes that the degree of General Foch’s victory will only become known after the fresh attacks which the American reserves have made possible.

The Grey election petition which has been tiled against the election of Mr 11. E. Holland, M.P., will come on for hearing at (ireymouth on Wednesday. It is likely to last some days. It is slated that the petitioners will call over one hundred witnesses.

Ill's F. Robinson, president of (ho Foxton Ladies’ Patriotic Guild, desires to acknowledge 05 pence, in aid of the Copper Trail Fund, the result of a concert organised by three little girls, namely Alister Stewart, Thelma and Hazel Russell.

it was decided at last night’s Council meeting that a local gas consumer who is in arrears with instalments on gas stove and gas used l)e written to, advising Unit if the amount owing is not paid within seven days the supply of gas will be (rut off and the cooker removed. .

A public meeting is to be held in the Coronation Hall supper-room, at S o’clock, on Friday evening, to discuss the actions and administration of the Foxlon Patriotic Society. All residents of the district are invited to be present. There will be no charge for admission, and no collection.

Those on (he look-out for a home should not fail to attend the auction sale to be conducted in Nye’s yard, at one o’clock on Friday afternoon next, by Messrs Mounsey and Co. At this sale a very desirable house property, with all modern conveniences, will be submitted under the hammer. A general auction sale will also be held, further entries for which are solicited.

Al last night’s Council meeting Cr Hurley tabled a motion that the Council take steps to form a salvage corps for Foxton. The matter was dealt with in committee, and on resuming business the following motion was passed-Proposed by Cr. Hurley, seconded by Cr McMurray, that this Council take steps to form a salvage corps for Foxton, and that Inspector Hugo, Air T. F. Alartin, and the captain of (he AVellington Salvage Corps be written to in reference to the legal status and powers of such corps. Ahum wain and Rangilikei residents will regret to hear of the death of Mrs Robert Loughlin Maclean, at her home. “Plaistow,” Melbourne, on the lilst alt. Mrs Maclean was twice married, her first husband being Dr. -John B. Smith, A1.D.!,, who practised in Foxton and .Marlon, between the end of the oil’s to 15715, when he died at the hitter (own. Two sons remain to mourn their Joss — Frnest B. Smith, of the Railway Department, Wellington; Frank Brook Smith, Invercargill; and Miss Amy A. Smith, Armidale, Alelbourne.

The I’ahnerslon Kfticiency Trustees are advised that the military medical authorities desire to make (dear Hie Hud (dial .they regard the medical certificate of the family doctor as beinj? of y;rt*al assistance

in deciding all cases, and especially those where ailments or disabilities are not apparent or symptomatic. Recruits in every case are encouraged td produce their own doctor’s report to the Military Medical Board. The regulations provide that failure to do so may even he regarded as good ground for refusing a request for re-examination at a later dale.

At hist night’s Council meeting (he .Mayor stated Unit the Town Clerk (Mr Waters) had been discharged from camp, and would be taking up Ids duties again next Monday. Airs .Jennings had tilled the position of acting-Town Clerk for the past six weeks, and the Council now had to decide what remuneration she was to receive for that period. Airs Jennings had carried out the duties in a. most satisfactory manner. Everything was in firstrate order, and the books written right up. —Councillors also spoke in eulogistic terms of the manner in which the aeting-Town Clerk had carried out her duties. It was decided that Airs Jennings' salary he made up to £4 4s (Id per week for the period she was acting-Town Clerk, and that the Council records its hearty appreciation of her good work during the Town Clerk’s absence.

Afore economical than cough mixtures or syrups is NAZOL. Eighteeupenee buys sixty doses —more than three a penny. No cold is NAZOL-proof. Cover your cow to-night, and increase your milk supply. Best white duck covers 17/6, at Walker and Furrie's.* ■ y ■ >■*.

A social farewell evening' is to be tendered Mr and Mrs P. Lcnilmn and family by tbe parishioners of St. Mary’s Church, in the Catholic schoolroom on Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs Lcnilmn, who have resided in Fox ton for the past twelve years, are leaving next week to take up their residence in Napier. At the quarterly meeting of the Otaki Licensing Commit tee an application for a temporary bar by Len Freeman for Whyte’s Hotel (Foxton) was granted till the next miarterly meeting, it being pointed out that-the place secured had been approved by the local constable, while it was presumed the hotel would shortly be rebuilt. Mrs Robert Grinlinton, a wellknown and respected resident of Woodvillc, passed away on Friday, after three weeks’ severe suffering from pneumonia. The deceased lady was the wife of (he late H. E. Grinlinton, merchant, of Woodville, a daughter of the late Captain John Sedcole, of Wellington, was born at Ivarori 51 years ago, and had resided in Woodvillc for (he past 3(i years. Mrs Grinlinton’s girlhood days were spent in Foxton. Ghe leaves a family of four sons and live daughters, two of the latter being quite little girls. The youngest son is now on active service in France, and the eldest is about to go into camp. The funeral took place at Woodvillc on Sunday, and was largely attended by relatives and friends of the deceased ladv.